Your rights explained if your flight gets cancelled because of bad weather

Fog and other severe weather can lead to plane cancellations (Picture: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire)

Worried passengers will be checking the status of their flights as thick fog blankets the UK.

Hundreds of flights in and out of Gatwick Airport have faced delays due to the fog, with Heathrow also affected and Ryanair issuing a warning for all UK flights.

So far 27 flights have been cancelled at Gatwick this morning, impacting up to 5,000 passengers, the Independent reports.

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